Word: hike
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Earlier this month, the council agreed to allow undergraduates to weigh in on the hike that would increase the Student Activities Fee from $35 to $75, as well as a separate question on whether or not to make the fee mandatory...
These “Believe In A Better Harvard” signs have been posted by the proponents of the fee hike in an effort to help people connect the proposal with an improved quality of life on campus, according to council member Russell M. Anello ’04, one of the co-sponsors of the proposal...
Anello, like other supporters of the hike, argues that the increase in the fee will allow the council to offer better services—like more movie nights, expanded shuttle services and larger, more frequent concerts—which in turn will improve the campus environment for all students...
...March, council President Matthew W. Mahan ’05 sent out an e-mail in support of the fee hike, painting the increase as a necessity...
...Technically, it never went away. Consumer prices creep up a bit every year. But for the past couple of decades the annual rate hike has been falling--to just 1.7% in the past 12 months. Now the rate of increase is rising. It should exceed 2% this year and reach 4% to 6% over the next five years...